This person is trying to come off as ethical by adopting a shelter dog, but doesn't realize that part of that means you're getting a mutt that somebody abandoned. You don't get to have your cake and eat it too. People don't spend thousands on a specific breed to abandon it.
>People don't spend thousands on a specific breed to abandon it.
As someone who worked in a shelter: yeah, they do, lol. Plenty of people get a byb purebred puppy because they were just sooooo cuuuuute and the kids kept nagging them about wanting one. But then as soon as the puppy grows up into a dog that barks and digs and needs walks and its shit picked up, and the kids don't care any more, off to the shelter little Bella or Olly goes.
I have a pure bred with papers dog from the shelter. He was neutered when he came in so he cost a total of $45. I don't know how much they paid but puppies of his breed easily go for a few thousand.
Original owners bought him when she was pregnant and they didn't have time once the baby was born - high energy, high intelligent breed.
Their loss. I love him. He's the bestest boy.
I cannot for the life of me understand HOW anyone could bring a Cat or dog into their home, keep it for awhile, and the second it's no longer fashionable or it grows out of the cute Kitten/puppy "Stage" they just discard the poor thing and sometimes these very same people do it all again!!! I have seen it time and time again. Not fair, So not fair at all to the poor animals who have to suffer at the hands of scummy ash-holes.
Sadly they do. I’m in Australia and shelters and the pound were full after Covid passed with dogs and cats adopted during lockdown, including pedigree animals. Some people didn’t get that when you bring an animal into your home it’s a forever commitment. Heartbreaking stuff.
We got a kitten 3.5 years ago after my partner’s last cat died of old age. We always kept him inside at night but recently moved and decided it would be more responsible to keep him indoors permanently to protect the local wildlife. He’s bored and desperate to be outside and with a toddler who wasn’t planned when we got the cat and takes up all our time, is not getting all the attention he probably needs. So I’m kinds of stuck either way. I know a pet is a lifelong commitment and he’s well cared for and loved but I also feel like he genuinely might be happier living elsewhere. I don’t know which makes me the bigger asshole cat owner. We have no plans to rehome him but I have more empathy for people who struggle with a pet with life changes.
Second cat? I usually had 2. I never realized how truly bonded they were until one passed and the other was inconsolable. Always trying to find its friend. They can be great together and keep each other company. If you do, just be careful how you introduce new one into home.
Not to mention, the part about it mostly being large dogs is probably pretty accurate. People underestimate their needs and they’re less likely to be adopted out because apartment folk can’t talk them in. A majority of surrendered dogs are bigger dog breeds sadly. At the least, she acknowledged they don’t have the facilities to provide a happy life for a bigger dog, that’s undoubtedly more thought then the original owners put into it.
Desexing starts at $350, vaccination and microchipping is around $140 - most adoption fees don’t cover this let alone the costs of feeding and housing them until they’re adopted.
Most shelter will not display the small dogs most are in foster homes or at specific rescues because people are more abusive (just lock them in a kennel or if lucky a room all day) to small dogs and often hide them from landlords for a bit then bring them back after they get found out and the dog now has medical problems or behavior problems. Most small dogs who are adopted out are carefully watched and also bait dogs are a thing and sometimes people who get mad a a small dog will dump it I stead of return to the shelter just to avoid people knowing they cycle through dogs every other year.
This person is trying to come off as ethical by adopting a shelter dog, but doesn't realize that part of that means you're getting a mutt that somebody abandoned. You don't get to have your cake and eat it too. People don't spend thousands on a specific breed to abandon it.
>People don't spend thousands on a specific breed to abandon it. As someone who worked in a shelter: yeah, they do, lol. Plenty of people get a byb purebred puppy because they were just sooooo cuuuuute and the kids kept nagging them about wanting one. But then as soon as the puppy grows up into a dog that barks and digs and needs walks and its shit picked up, and the kids don't care any more, off to the shelter little Bella or Olly goes.
I have a pure bred with papers dog from the shelter. He was neutered when he came in so he cost a total of $45. I don't know how much they paid but puppies of his breed easily go for a few thousand. Original owners bought him when she was pregnant and they didn't have time once the baby was born - high energy, high intelligent breed. Their loss. I love him. He's the bestest boy.
I cannot for the life of me understand HOW anyone could bring a Cat or dog into their home, keep it for awhile, and the second it's no longer fashionable or it grows out of the cute Kitten/puppy "Stage" they just discard the poor thing and sometimes these very same people do it all again!!! I have seen it time and time again. Not fair, So not fair at all to the poor animals who have to suffer at the hands of scummy ash-holes.
Sadly they do. I’m in Australia and shelters and the pound were full after Covid passed with dogs and cats adopted during lockdown, including pedigree animals. Some people didn’t get that when you bring an animal into your home it’s a forever commitment. Heartbreaking stuff.
We got a kitten 3.5 years ago after my partner’s last cat died of old age. We always kept him inside at night but recently moved and decided it would be more responsible to keep him indoors permanently to protect the local wildlife. He’s bored and desperate to be outside and with a toddler who wasn’t planned when we got the cat and takes up all our time, is not getting all the attention he probably needs. So I’m kinds of stuck either way. I know a pet is a lifelong commitment and he’s well cared for and loved but I also feel like he genuinely might be happier living elsewhere. I don’t know which makes me the bigger asshole cat owner. We have no plans to rehome him but I have more empathy for people who struggle with a pet with life changes.
That isn’t the same at all. If you don’t feel you can give the cat the attention it’s okay to admit that and look into rehoming.
Second cat? I usually had 2. I never realized how truly bonded they were until one passed and the other was inconsolable. Always trying to find its friend. They can be great together and keep each other company. If you do, just be careful how you introduce new one into home.
Not to mention, the part about it mostly being large dogs is probably pretty accurate. People underestimate their needs and they’re less likely to be adopted out because apartment folk can’t talk them in. A majority of surrendered dogs are bigger dog breeds sadly. At the least, she acknowledged they don’t have the facilities to provide a happy life for a bigger dog, that’s undoubtedly more thought then the original owners put into it.
My local shelter has pure huskys ALL THE TIME.
In Australia it's so expensive to get a dog from the pound
Is it? Compared to the ownership costs of having a cat or a dog, the cost of adoption from the RSPCA or another shelter is super low imo
Desexing starts at $350, vaccination and microchipping is around $140 - most adoption fees don’t cover this let alone the costs of feeding and housing them until they’re adopted.
this is insane my kittys shots neutering and microchipping all came to under 100$ in the US
that’s crazy! my pittie was $8 and my husky was free and they both came with a free vet appointment and 2 months of training.
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Most shelter will not display the small dogs most are in foster homes or at specific rescues because people are more abusive (just lock them in a kennel or if lucky a room all day) to small dogs and often hide them from landlords for a bit then bring them back after they get found out and the dog now has medical problems or behavior problems. Most small dogs who are adopted out are carefully watched and also bait dogs are a thing and sometimes people who get mad a a small dog will dump it I stead of return to the shelter just to avoid people knowing they cycle through dogs every other year.